Type-writing machine.



H. H. STEELE. TYPE WRITING MACHINE. ArPLIoAj'l-Ior FILED 1m04.100s.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HERBERT COMPANY, 0F JERSEY H. STEELE, 0F MARCELLUS, N EW YORK, ASSIGNORTO UNION TYPEWRITER CITY,` NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION 0F NEW JERSEY.

TYPE-WRITING MACHINE.

Specification of/ Letters Patent.

Original application led March 27, 1905, Serial No. 252,216. Divided andthis application led December 2, 1908. Serial No. 465,611.

To all whom Macy concern:

Be it known that I, HERBERT H. STEELE, citizen of the United States, andresident of Marcellus, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Type- WritinMachines, of which the following is a speci cation.

Typewritin machines have heretofore been provide with tabulatingmechanism that enable the operator to jump the carria e from one columnstop to the next succee ing column stop, and where it is necessary toskip over certain columns the carriage must be released and arrested ateach intermediate stop, until it finally reaches the predetermined stopand arrests the carriage at the columnar field where the desired entryis to be made. Another form of mechanism enables the operator to skipover any intermediate stops and arrest the carriage at any pedeterminedcolumnar position, without ing temporarily stopped by the first or anyintermediate column stops. Still another form of machine embodies thetabulating mechanism last described and also includes a secondindependently operable tabulating or denominational stop mechanism,first one mechanism and then the other being operated to cause thedesired results. With this last form of machine, which includes bothcolumn and denominationalstop mechanisms, to print denominationally atany desired column, it is first necessary to arrest the carriage at thepredetermined point by the engagement of the predetermined column stopwith a cooperating stop and then to release the carriage a second timeto bring the said column stop into engagement with a denominationalstop, to arrest the carriage and bring a predetermined point on thepaper to the printing position, whereby a series of numbers may beprinted in units, tens, hundreds columns, etc.,within the same columnfield.

My present invention has for one of its objects to overcome thisobjection of successively arresting the carriage, when it is desired toskip over certain intermediate column fields and print denominationallywithin any predetermined column, by enabling the operator to jump thecarriage at one operation or by one movement to any desireddenominational position within any desired columnar field.

Another object ofthe invention is to provide mechanical means whichenable the operator to release the carriage and then arrest it at anypredetermined letter space position along the entire line of print by asingle movement of the carriage.

Another object is to place the whole tabular mechanism at the front ofthe machine where it is more convenient than at the rear of the machine.

Another object is to define the columnar positions of the line of printon the index of the column stop sector or disk, by employing a clip orpointer that is movable along the edge thereof.

A still further object is to attach a tabulator guide index or chart atany desired point along the column stop sector or disk, to define eachdenominational position of print, within any defined columnar field.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a single mechanismoperable to secure the proper arrest of the carriage at any desireddenominational position Within any desired columnar-field.

Another object of my invention is to provide a tabulating mechanism inwhich a single actuation of a part is suflicient to determine the properpoint of arrest of the carriage at any desired denominational positionwithin any desired columnar-field. y

To the above and other ends which will hereinafter appear, my inventionconsists in the features of construction, arrangements of parts andcombinations of devices to be more fully described and particularlypointed out in the appended claims.

Figure l is a view in vertical section through a visible writingtypewriting machine, showing my invention applied thereto; some of theparts being broken away and other parts omitted .for the sake ofclearness. The section in this View is taken on the line mof Fig. 2.Fig. 2 is a fragmentary detail front elevation of the tabulatingmechanism. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary rear elevation of the upper portionof the machine to illustrate the manner of releasing the carriage fromthe escapement mechanism. Fig. 4 is a detail front View of a modifiedform of tabulating mechanism showing a single column stop arranged toassume variable positions around the disk; a series of clips or pointersintroduced around the edge of the disk to indicate columnar positionsalong the line of print, and a tabulating chart arranged to denote thedenominational positions at the end of the line of print. section viewof the same, the section being taken on the line y, y of Fig. 4. F ig. 6is a detail plan view of the tabulating chart which in Fig. 4 is shownattached to the disk. Fig. 7 is a detail fragmentary transversesectional view of the hand-controlled tabulator stop.

The main base frame 1, incloses the usual key levers 2, that may befulcrumed at 3 and provided with front and rear combs 4 and 5respectively. A restoring spring 6 cooperates with each key lever andmaintains it normally in the elevated position. Each key lever isconnected with a type bar 7 that is pivotally mounted within a suitablehanger 8 adjustably secured to the type bar segment 9. The forward endof each type bar normally rests on a pad 10 mounted upon a sector 11toform a basket for the whole series of bars. The sector also supports aseries of segmentally arranged hangers 12 each hanger having a lever 13pivoted thereto and each lever 13 is connected with the associated typebar through a link 14 and is connected with the associated key leverthrough ay link 15. Each type bar `7 is adapted to swing upwardly andrearwardly and strike a platen 16 at the front thereof so that eachcharacter printed may be. visible from the front of the machine. Theplaten 16 is of the cylindrical type mounted upon a shaft that turns inbearings supported in a suitable carriage 17 comprising two end bars, afront bar 18 and a rear bar 19, each of the latter bars being providedwith suitable ways to receive anti-friction balls or rollers 2() thatengage with similar ways formed in the ordinary carriage rails 21 and 22that support the carriage above the top plate of the frame and permitsaid carriage to move freely from side to side of the machine. Thecarriage is provided with a feed rack 23 that may be attached to4pivoted arms 24 pivoted to the carriage and having a spring 25 that maybe coiled around the pivots of said arms as shown, to force the rackdown and normally maintain the teeth thereof in operative engagementwith a feed pinion 26. The shaft 27 of this pinion is mounted in astationary bearing 28 and an escapement Wheel 29 is operativelyconnected to the shaft in the usual manner and is coperative withsuitable feed dogs 30 that afford the usual step-by-step letter spacefeed to the paper carriage. The escapement dogs 30 are mounted upon adog rocker 31 having Fig. 5 is a central vertical a transverse arm 32that is connected by rection. The usual carriage release key 39,

may be pivoted to an end bar of the carriage as at 4() and extendsrearwardly to and beneath the end of the feed rack '23, in order toprovide means to raise the said rack out of engagement with the pinion26 when it is desirable to move the carriage freely in either direction.It should be understood, however, that so far as my present invention isconcerned it may be applied to various styles of typewriting machines.

Vhile the carriage may be moved freely in either direction by the use ofthe release lever 39 as just described, for the purposes of my presentinvention, I prefer to use other means to release the carriage from itsstep-by-step feed or escapement mechanism when the tabulating mechanismis brought into operation. One way to accomplish this result is shown inFigs. l and 3. A lever 41 is pivotally mounted to a suitable bracket 42,made fast to the top plate of the machine, and said'lever is providedwith a shoe 43 which underlies the feed rack Q3, and is situated at theright hand end of the lever adjacent the escapement wheel Q9. The outerend of said lever 41 is perforated to receive the end of a wireconnection or link 44 that passes downwardly through the top plate andis connected at the lower end to the release key (Fig. 1), which is ofthe same general shape as the character keys, but is positioned so as tobe depressible independently of the universal bar 34. I prefer to makethe link 44 in the nature of a two-part link, the two pz1rts beingunited by a turn buckle 47 in order to obtain proper adjustment betweenthe key 45 and the lever 4l.

The base frame 1 is usually formed with a stiffening brace 48 and onthis brace, adjacent the center thereof, is mounted an upright bracket49 that may be removably secured thereto by screwsI 50. The bracket isprovided with an opening in which a short spindle or shaft 51 isreceived and fixed, forming a stationary axis or spindle for a toothedgear or sector 52 at the rear of said bracket. The shaft 51 likewiseextends forwardly from said bracket 49 for purposes presently to appear.The Zfear is provided with a projecting n'iember, tabulating stop or dog53 that may be rigidly fixed thereto by screws 54. A toothed rack 55 isadjustably fixed to suitable arms 56 that are fastened to the front bar18 of the carriage.

The teeth of the rack 55 are always in engagement with the teeth of thegear 52, hence as the carriage is moved in either' d1- rection, the gearand its associated dog or' tabulating stop 53 will rotate through afixed path and will move in unison with the carriage. The rack bar 50 isprovided with graduations to indicate letter space positions along theline of print as shown in Fig. 2, the position of the printing pointbeing indicated by a suitable pointer 57, thus forming a carriage scaleand pointer.

To the front face of the bracket 49, is rigidly fixed as with rivets 58or otherwise, a sector 59 having a series of radial slots 60 suitablyspaced apart to correspond to the different letter space positions ofthe carriage throughout its travel, and each slot is indexed tocorrespond with the graduations on the rack 55. By referring to Fig. 1,it will be seen that the slots 60 are segmenta'lly arranged andcorrespond to the rotative path of movement of the dog 53, as it movesaround its axis 51, under the action of the carriage. Thus, when thecarriage is moved by hand or otherwise, so that the printing point willbe at, say, 35, as indicated by the graduation 35 on the bar 55registering with the pointer 57, the dog or tabulating stop 53 will beautomatically positioned to register with the thirty-fifth slot in thedisk 59, indicated by the index numeral 35 on the sector. Similarly,when the carriage has been moved to the extreme right-hand for thecommencement of a line as indicated by the registration of the pointer57 with the zero graduation on the carriage scale, the dog 53 will havemoved along its circular path to register with the zero slot in thedial.

With the construction thus far described, the carriage has a freemovement in either direction when released from the escapement mechanismand the dog 53 will traverse its circular path in either directioncorresponding to the distance that the carriage is moved. To arrestthedog or stop 53 at varying positions, by inserting a tabulating stop orarresting member through the slots 60 to intersect the path of said dog53, forms a feature of my invention that will be next described.

On the shaft or spindle 51 that projects through the bracket` andthrough the bearing of the sector 52 is loosely mounted a rigid arm 61provided with a plunger tabulating stop 67 and a coiled sprin surroundsthe stem of the stop (see Fig. and bears at one end against the head orfinger piece or key 68 of the stop and at its opposite end against thearm or the casing for the stop, to normally hold the stop away from thesector 59 and out of engagement with the slots 60. The arm 61 shown inFigs. 1 and 2 may be formed from non-resilient metal and adapted torotate on its axis 51 with only sufficient friction to hold ittemporarily in any position to which it may be adjusted around its pivotto the proper denominational position opposite a slot 60. The key 68 isthen pressed rearwardly to interpose the stop 67 in the path of the stop53. The carriage is then released and the carriage at the end of asingle run will be arrested at the proper denominational position.

In Figs. 4 and 5 I have shown a modified form of the construction inwhich a disk 59EL is employed in place of the sector 59 previouslydescribed. In this modified construction a gear wheel 52a is substitutedfor the sector 52 of the previously described construction but like thesector 52 meshes with the rack 55. Like the sector 52 the wheel 52acarries a stop 53a. The parts of the modified construction in manyrespects correspond to those shown in the previously describedconstruction and when the parts are essentially the same the samereference numerals will be employed to indicate them. The pivoted arm G1in the present construction is resilient and carries a fin er piece orkey 68a by which the stop 6 a is turned around to the proper position onthe disk or dial and by which the stop is projected through the slots 60against the inherent resiliency of the spring arm 61a and into the pathof the stop 53a.

From certain aspects of the invention the construction shown in Figs. 1and 2 is preferred to that shown in Figs. 4 and 5 since in the latterconstruction the stop 53a defines a circular path around its pivot, thestop being capable of turning through about three quarters of a circleand as the graduat-ions around the disk are arranged radially of theaxis, it is sometimes more or less difiicult to readily read certain ofthe graduations. In the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2 the use ofthe sector 59 overcomes the disadvantages inherent in the other'construction and presents the indices so that they can be readily seenand a proper adjustment of the stop may be more readily effected.

Around the edge of the slotted sector 59 or disk 59 may be arranged aseries of adjustable clips or pointers 75 indicating the columnardetermining positions as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. The first of theindicators shown in Fig. 4 is set at the index 12 on the dial 59 andindicates that the first column begins at twelve, the second attwenty-three, etc. When the arm 61a is shifted to register with thefirst pointer as shown in dotted lines, in Fig. 4, the stop 67a is inposition when forced through the slot 60 to arrest the dog 53a in suchposition that the carriage will be arrested at 12 on the carriage scale,or in a position to write within a columnar field beginning at 12.

While the description thus far has been confined to the operation ofreleasing and arresting the Carriage at predetermined points for thepurpose of printing within columns, it will be seen that with thearrangenlent of parts as shown in the drawings, the single movable stop67 or G7a may be moved certain letter space distances from any columnarposition and thus determine the arrest of the carriage at varying pointsor denominational positions within the columnar field, and providingthereby means to permit rows of figures being printed in properldenominational order, one beneath the other. In order to facilitatepositioning the stop G7 or 67EL for coperation with the dog 53 or 53a soas to properly arrest the carriage at the desired denominationalposition within a selected column field or at the extreme end of theline, I provide a denominational chart or index 76 that may beadjustably attached to the sector 59 or to the disk 59a as shown at Fig.4t, to indicate the proper positions for setting the arm 61 or 61a inorder that the carriage may be arrested at the proper position to writeat the desired denominational position within a columnar field. In thepresent instance the index 76 is shown set on the dial in advance of apoint thereon, said point 70 corresponding to the normal point of arrestof the carriage at the end of a line. Ihenthe arm is shifted to theposition shown in dotted lines to register with the index mark atsixty-two, the carriage will he arrested at a point to enable theoperator to print, say, 10,000.0() in advance of the extreme travel ofthe carriage at 70. At Fig. 6 is shown a detailed view of thisdenominational chart, illustrating two overhanging ears 77 that embracethe edge of the slotted sector 59 or the disk 59:t and by which thechart or index may be adjusted around the dial or around the sector.

From the foregoing description of the operation of my invention it willvbe seen that while the arm 61 (or Gla) and its asso- -ciated stop G7 (or67a) constitute a column stop to arrest the carriage at the variouspredetermined columnar positions and at the same time permit theoperator to skip over at will one or more intermediate columnar fields,it will also be seen that the arm and stop also constitute adenominational stop and allow the operator to print denominationalpositioned characters within any columnar-field. It will also be seenthat when it is desired to skip over certain intermediate columnarfields and print characters at any desired predetermined denominationalpositions within any desired predetermined columnar-field, the carriageWhen arrested by the stop 67 (or 67a) is ari rested at once at theproper denominational position within the proper columnar field, and notas heretofore first at the columnar position and afterward at thedenominational position. This feature of skipping intermediate columnarfields and jumping by a single tabulating operation and by a singlemovement of the carriage to a denominational position within the propercolumnar field without first arresting the carriage by a column stop todefine first the columnar field and then the proper denominationalpositioning within that field is novel with and is an important featureof my invention. To assist the operator in defining the denominationalpositions when shifting the arms and stops, the chart or index shown inFigs. 4, 5 and 6 may be used to indicate the proper location of anyseries of digits in order that columns of figures may be printed in.proper denominational order to bring units under units, tens under tens,etc.

The position of the differentcolumn fields at which the carriage may bearrested is indicated on the tabulator by the pointers 7 5, the arm 6l(or 61a) being shifted to register with any of these pointers and isthen pushed rearwardly to project the stop (S7 through the slot 60 withwhich it registers as already described and the carriage will bearrested by the cooperation of the stops G7 and 53 or 67a and 53a. Toprint denominationally, the arm is shifted to register with therequisite index on the chart 7G as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4t toarrest the carriage at the proper position to enable denominationalpositions of the written characters to be secured. The single stop 67 or67a is arranged to intercept the stop or dog` 53 or 531 at any point inits movement, the points where the stops G7 and 53 or 67aL and 53d maybe brought into cooperation correspondingl to the seventy letter spacemovements of the carriage in a complete travel thereof.

Ihile I have described certain mechanism as the embodiment of myinvention, it will be understood that the same can be still furthermodified and still keep within the spirit and scope of my invention andthat the invention may be applied to other designs of machines than theone shown in my drawings. methods of moving the stop G7 or (S7n tointersect the path of the dog or stop 53 or 53 may be employed. The termcolumn stop`as used in the following claims is intended from certainaspects of my invention to designate any stop that determines a columnarposition of arrest of the carriage, whereas the term denominationalstop7 from certain aspects of my invention is intended to designate anystop that determines the denominational position of arrest ofthecarriage. The term combined column and denomination stop is employedfrom certain aspects of my invention to designate Thus, for example,other masas any stop that is empltyed, or is capable of belng employed,to etermine either the columnar position of arrest or the denominationalposition or to determine the proper denominational position of arrestwithin a given columnar field, Whereas t-he 'term tabulating stop,Whether applied to the stops 67, 67a 53 or 53, is intended to designatebroadly a stop for tabulating purposes. Furthermore, other devices maybe substituted for the dog 53 or 53a to arrest vthe carriage b thecoperation therewith of suitable ta ulating devices and the use of theterms do and rotating dog or rotating stop 1n the claims is lntendedtoapply to any suitable mechanism that will perform the required functionof the part 1n question.

I believe that I am the first to provide key controlled tabulatingmechanism which can be positioned for arresting the carriage at anypredetermined denominational position in any predetermined columnarfield at one operation; that I am the first to provide a singletabulating mechanism operable for arresting the carriage at any desireddenominational position in any desired columnar field; that I am thefirst to provide tabulating mechanism which by a single operation can bepositioned to arrest the carnage at any letter space position in itstravel, and that I am the first to provide two coperating tabulatingstops and associated tabulatin mechanism for accomplishing any and alIof the results pointed out above; that I am the first to provide asingle key controlled stop movable to di'erent distances to determinenot only the position of arrest of the carriage in any desired columnarposition but also the denominational position of arrest and I wish to beunderstood as claiming all of such features broadly.

From the foregoing description it Will be seen that I have provided asimple, cheap and efiicient tabulating mechanism which is in the natureof an attachment that can be applied to existing forms of typewritingmachines Without changing the struct-ural features of said machines;that the tabulator may be applied to the front of the machine Where it1s easily accessible to the operator, and, nevertheless, does notinterfere with the o eration of other parts of the machine; t at it isunnecessary to detach any of the column stop or other parts of thetabula'tor in order to effect an adjustment of the parts for tabulatingwork; that the 'tabulator may be quickly and accurately operated by asingle movement of a single key in one direction to determine theposition of arrest of the carriage at any denomina'tional positionwithin any columnar field and that the carriage by a single movementpasses to and is arrested in such position.

This application is a division of my application, Serial No. 252,216filed March 27th, 1905. I have elected to present broad claims hereincovering the structures disclosed in both applications, Whereas theclaims in the original case are restricted 'to features notshown herein.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a typewriting machine and a tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a single rotating tabulating stop moving in unison With the carriage,and a second tabulating stop movable to different positions andcoperative With said first mentioned tabulating stop to arrest thecarriage at varying columnar positions along the line of print asdetermined by the position of said second stop.

2. In a typewriting machine and a tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a rotating stop member and a coperating tabulating stop movable todifferent positions to intercept the path of said rotating stop memberat varying positions corresponding to any letter space position in thetravel of the carriage as determined by the posit-ion of said tabulatingstop.

3. In a typewriting machine and a tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a single stop movable in unison With the carriage, a slotted member,and a stop coperative With said first mentioned stop to arrest thecarriage at varying columnar positions defined by said member.

4. In a typewriting machine and a tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a single tabulating stop movable in unison With the carriage, a stoppositioning determining member, and a column-stop movable to differentpositions and coperative with said single tabulating stop to arrest thecarriage at varying columnar positions along the line of print asdetermined by the position of said column stop relatively to said stoppositioning determining member.

5. In a typevvriting machine and a tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a rotating tabulating stop movable in unison with the carriage, astop'positioning determining member, and a tabulating stop movable todifferent positions and coperative with said rotating stop to arrest thecarriage at varying columnar positions as determined by the osition ofsaid stop which is movable to ifi'erent positions as defined by saidstop positioning determining member.

6. In a typewriting machine and a tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a tabulating stop movable in unison With the carriage, a slottedmember that is indexed to correspond with the carria e scale, and asecond tabulating stop movab e to different positions and coperativeWith said firstl mentioned stop to arrest the carriage at vary-ingcolumnar positions that are determined by the osltion of the stop Whichis movable to di erent positions and as defined by said slotted member.

7. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination ofa rotating tabulating stop movable With the carriage, and a coperativepivoted tabulating stop movable to different positions to intersect thepath of said first mentioned stop at different positions in the travelthereof, to arrest the carriage at any predetermined letter space pointalong the line of print as determined by the movement of said pivotedtabulating stop.

8. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination ofa rotating tabulating stop movable in unison with the carriage, and keycontrolled means movable to any letter space determining position andcoperative With said stop to arrest the carriage at any redeterminedletter s ace point along the line of print as determlned by theactuation of said key controlled means.

9. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination ofa rotating tabulating stop movable in unison With the carriage, and keycontrolled means that normally are spring-pressed out of the path ofsaid stop but are movable to different positions in the direction of thetravel and into the path of said rotating tabulating stop to interceptthe rotating stop at varyinor points in its travel in order to arrestthe carriage at varying columnar positions along the line of print asdetermined by said key controlled means.

10. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a tabulating stop moving in unison With the carriage, a coperativetabulating stop normally out of the path of said first mentioned stop,and key actuated means for effecting a movement of one of said stops toany letter space selective position, to arrest the carriage at anylatter space point along the line of print as determined by said keycontrolled means.

11. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a rotating tabulating stop moving in unison With the carriage, and amovable coperative tabulating stop that normally is springpressed out ofthe path of said rotating stop but is movable in the general directionof the travel of the rotating stop and is adapted to intercept andarrest it and the carriage at any predetermined latter space positionalong the line of print.

12. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a carriage, a single tabulating stop only movable in unison with thecarriage, a single tabulating stop coperative With said first mentionedstop, and key actuated mea-ns for conn,- trolling the relation of saidstops and for effecting different extents of relative movement betweensaid two stops to 'set one of said stops in the denominational andcolumn selecting position.

13. In a typevf'riting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof' a carriage, a tabulating stop that moves in unison with thecarriage, a combined denominational and column selective stop coperativewith said tabulating stop, and key actuated means for controlling therelation between said stops and to afford a skipping of one or moreintermediate column fields and to effect an arrest-of the carriage afterit is released at any desired denominational position Within apredetermined column field by vthe co-action of said stops.

14. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a carriage, a stop that moves in unison with the carriage, acooperative tabulating stop mounted for movement on its support to anyletter space determining position, and key actuated means for movingsaid last mentioned stop to any letter space determining position`Within the travel of the carriage and to interpose it in the path ofthe first mentioned stop to intercept it and arrest the carriage at anydesired letter space position in the travel thereof and to skip allpreceding positions in the travel of the carriage, whereby the carriagemay be arrested at any desired denominational position Within apredetermined column field.

15. In a typewriting machine and tabulat-ing mechanism, the combinationof a carriage, a rotating stop that moves in unison with the carriage,an indexed stop positioning determining member, a tabulating stopcooperative With said rotating stop and mounted for movement. todifferent column selecting and denominational selecting positions, andmeans including key actuated means for controlling said tabulating stopto render the stop operative to skip intermediate column fields andarrest the carriage at any desired denominational position Within apredetermined column field.

16. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a single rotating tabulating stop, carriage releasing mechanism, anda column selective stop cooperative with said first mentioned stop, andkey controlled means for controlling the relation between said stops andfor moving one of said stops to different column select ing positions toarrest the carriage at varying columnar positions along the line ofprint as determined by the ooperation of said stops under control ofsaid key controlled means.

17. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof' a tabulating stop, a carriage releasing mechaiiisin, a member havingradial slots, a` pivoted column selective stop to co-act with said slotsand cooperative with said tabulating stop to arrest the carriage atvarying columnar positions along the line of print, and hand actuatedmeans for moving said column select-ive stop into cooperative relationwith said tabulating stop.

18. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a rotating tabulating stop, a carriage releasing mechanism, and a keyactuated pivoted tabulating stop operative under control of its keyactuated means to intercepttlie path of said rotating stop to arrest thecarriage at any predetermined letter space position along the line ofprint.

19. In a t-ypewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a. rotating stop, a carriage releasing mechanism, and key controlledmeans movable to any letter space determining position and cooperativeWith said rotating stop to arrest the carriage at will at anypredetermined letter space position along the line of print asdetermined by the actuation of said key controlled means.

20. Iii a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a rotating tabulating stop, a carriage releasing mechanism, and a keycontrolled tabulating stop normally out of the path of said rot-atingstop but movable to intercept said rota-ting stop at various points iiiits travel from a given point and to arrest the carriage at anypredetermined point along the line of print as determined by t-heoperation of said key controlled tabulating stop.

21. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a rotating tabulating stop, a carriage releasin mechanism, and a keycontrolled pivote tabulating stop mounted for movement to any letterspace determining position around its pivot and for movement tointercept the rotating stop and arrest the carriage at any letter spaceposition along the line of print as determined by the position of saidpivoted stop.

22. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a tabulating stop, a carriage-releasing mechanism, a combineddenominational-and column selective stop cooperative with saidtabulating stop, and key controlledA means for controlling the relationbetween said combined stop and said tabulating stop to afford a skippingif desired of one or more intermediate column fields and to effect anarrest of the carriage at any desired denominational position Within anypredetermined column field.

23. In a typew g machine and tabulating mechanism, *A nibinatioii of atabulating stop, a carriage releasing mechanism, a combineddenominational and column selective stop that' normally is springpressed out of the path of the tabulating stop, and which is cooperativeWith said tabulating stop to afford an arrest of the carriage at asingle movement thereofI at any desired denominational position Withinany desired column, and key controlled means for controlling therelation of said tabulating and selective stops for the purpose stated.

24. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a tabulating stop moving in unison With the carriage, and a pivotedcolumn stop that is movable denominational distances on either side ofthe columnar position, and key controlled means for so moving saidcolumn stop and for bringing said stop and the tabulating stop intocooperative relation.

25. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a stop moving in unison With the carriage, a pivoted tabulating sto aslotted member for the pivoted stop anc relatively to which said pivotedstop may be adjusted, and indicating means to define ldifferent columnarpositions on the paper, said defining means being carried by saidslotted member.

26. In a typewritiiig machine and tabulatiiig mechanism, tliecombination of a tabulatingstop moving iii unison with the cai'- riage,a. pivoted combined denominational and column determining' stop, aslotted ineinber for said combined stop, adjustable column indicatingmeans, aiid indicating means to define the denominational positionsWithin a predetermined column field along the line of print, saiddefining means being carried by the slotted member and registered withcertain of the slots therein.

27. In a typewiiting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a carriage, a single key, and combined column and denominationalselective means including tWo tabulating stops, one of which is undercontrol of said single key to determine the columnar and denominationalposition of arrest, whereby said single key is effective to control therelation of the stops to determine the arrest of the released carriagein any desired columnar position and any desired denominational positionWithin the selected columnar field at each actuation of said key.

28. In a typewriting machine and tabulat-ing mechanism, the combinationof a carriage, tabulating stops, a key, and means whereby said key iseective to control the relation of said stops, said key being movable intwo directions, one to effect a relative columnar and denominationalselective'positionin of the stops to determine the position of arrest ofthe carriage in any desired denominational position Within any desiredone of a number of different columnar fields, the other to effect arelative positioning` olf the stopsl to bring them into ('oiilnxrativerelation.

29. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the comlllinalionolf a earriage, a single, set ott stop devices including combinedcolumnar and denominationa| determining means, a singlev tabulating keyat the front of the machine, and means Whereby said single key iseffective to control the relation between said single set of stopdevices to arrest the carriage at any desired one of a number ofdifferent columnar positionsl and at any desired denominational positionwithin the column.

30. In a. typewriting machine, the combination with the paper supportand with the printing mechanism, one of said parts being movable withrespect to the other in the direction of the line of print, of means forarrestingl the travel of said movable part, said means embracing twostop members, one ot said members being mounted on one of said parts andthe other of said members moving in unison With the other of said parts`and key actuated lneans operable from the front of the machine forvariably actuating one of said members to position it to control thecolumnar and denominational position of arrest", to effect an arrest ofsaid movable part at anyT desired denominational position in any desiredone of a number of diti'erent columnar fields at the end of a single.run of the carriage.

3l. In a typewriting machine and tabula-- tor mechanism, the combinationof a carriage, a. key controlled combined column and denominationaldeterminingstop that. is moved to different extents in one direct-ion bysaid key controlled means to determine both the denominational andcolumnar position of arrest of the carriage, and means coo rating withsaid stop to effect an arrest o the carriage in a selectedcolumnar-position and in a selected denominational position Within thecolumn.

32. In a typewriting machine and tabula-ting mechanism, the combinationof a carriage, tabulating stops, and key actuated means for effecting arelative rotation to different extents between said stops to differentcolumnar and denominational selecting positions to arrest the carriageat any desired one 'of a number of different columnar fields and at anydesired denominational position within the selected columnar field atthe end of a single run of the carriage.

33. In a tabulating machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination ofa carriage. tabulating stops, key controlled means for effecting acolumn determining relative n'lovement between said stops in order toarrest the cru-riage .in any desired one ot" a mimber o'l di'l'lerentcolumns and ior eltecting a (,lenominational (,letern'lining relativemovement between these same stops to select any desired denominationalposition Within 'the selected f toh'nnnar lield, so that the flesireflcolumnar and (fleno-minational posit-ion can be attained at the end o'la single run ot the carriage. f

2&4-, ln a typewriting n'iachine and tal'iulatingy mechanisni, thecmi'ibimttion of a carriage, cooperating tabulating stops, a peritoratcdindicator, and means for moving one of said stops through saidperforated indicator at differentV points thereon and into a positionWhere it is in cooperative relation with another of. said tabulatingstops.

ln a typeu-riting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination of acarriage, cooperating tabulating stops, an indicator having a series ofindexed perforations therein, and means for moving one of said stopsthrough any of the perforations in said indicator and int-o cooperativerelation with another of said stops.

36. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, theV combinationWith a carriage, of tabulating mechanism including a combineddenominational and column selective stop, and key controlled means forrendering said stop effective to select any desired one of a number ofdifferent columns and any denon'iinational position` Within the'selected column.

37. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism. the combinationwith a carriage. of al tabulating stop, a second key controlled pivotedselecting tabulating stop movable around its pivot to differentselective positions corresponding` to the letter space positions in t-hetravel of the carriage, and means whereby an actuation of saidselect-ing stop is effective to bring the stops intocoperative relation.

38. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, t-he combinationof a car-` riage, carriage releasing means, a single key at the front ofthe machine` selective means mounted for movement to different positionsunder control of said single key for arresting thereleased carriage atany selectable letter space position by an actuation of said single key.

Signed at Syracuse` in the county of Onn ondaga, and State of New York,this 30th day of November A. D. 1908.

HERBERT H. STEELE.

Witnesses:

GEORGE L. COLING, MARIE K. UNDERDOWN.

